West Marine VHF580 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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




Using the radio in weather mode
x 
x 
WX-MEM

x 


x 
x 

Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch







CALL-MENU

SetupWX-Alert Mode
CHANNEL UP

CHANNEL DOWN
WX Alert
ModeONOff
Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch





16/9-TRI




09
Hurricane Warning
Weather Band
Alert
Weather
mode is on
Current
channel
number
Type of alert
(If the text is too
long, it scrolls.)
Flashing: An alert
has been issued
Steady: Weather
Alert Watch is on
09
16
09
16
09
16
Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks channel 9, then channel 16.
Monitoring Weather Channel WX08